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MAX BELL FOUNDATION

MAX BELL FOUNDATION is a Canadian private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $2.3 million a year, mostly to education organizations in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta.

Giving: Over $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $2.3 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $2.7 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 201 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $13,000 and the largest was about $1 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 89 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included L'INSTITUTION ROYALE POUR L'AVANCEMENT DES SCIENCES / ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING, Sagesse Domestic Violence Prevention Society and GENERATE CANADA INC..CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (65%), philanthropic (12%) and human services (10%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Quebec (40%), Ontario (33%) and Alberta (17%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “WE MAKE GRANTS TO QUALIFIED DONEES, INCLUDING: 1. UNIVERSITIES/ COLLEGES 2. HOSPITALS 3. RESEARCH INSTITUTES 4. LOCAL SERVICE DELIVERIES 5. NATIONAL SERVICE DELIVERIES. WE ALSO DELIVER A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR REGISTERED CHARITIES.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: http://www.maxbell.org. Last checked 2026-10-25.Funder website · 2026-10-25

Sources

CRA T3010 charity information returns. Last updated 2025-01-31.

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